Job Description: Dietitians and nutritionists plan food and nutrition programs, and supervise the preparation and serving of meals. They help prevent and treat illnesses by promoting healthy eating habits and suggesting diet modifications.
Dietitians run food service systems for institutions such as hospitals and schools, promote sound eating habits through education, and conduct research. Major areas of practice include clinical, community, management, and consultant dietetics
Educational Requirements: Dietitians and nutritionists need at least a bachelor's degree in dietetics, foods and nutrition, food service systems management, or a related area. College students in these majors take courses in foods, nutrition, institution management, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and microbiology. Other suggested courses include business, mathematics, statistics, computer science,psychology, sociology, and economics Colleges or Universities Programs of Study: University of Phoenix : http://aptm.phoenix.edu The art of Institutes: http://www.artinstitutes.edu Walden University: http://learn.waldenu.edu USC: http://www.usc.edu/ Capella University: http://www.capella.edu Strayer University: http://achieve.strayer.edu
Salary Range:
==Texas || Texas Nutrition Salaries
|| Annual Salary || || Nutritionist || $47,000 || || Registered Dietitian || $67,000 || || Wellness Health Coach || $49,000 || || Food Administrator || $55,000 || || Nutrition Educator || $31,000 || || Dining Services Coordinator || $30,000 || || Public Health Administrator || $55,000 || || Public Health Nutritionist || $43,000 ||== Future Job Outlook:. Employment of dietitians is expected to grow as fast as the average for all occupations through 2018. A growing and aging population will increase the demand for meals and nutritional counseling in nursing homes, schools, prisons, community health programs, and home health care agencies. The number of dietitian positions in nursing care facilities is expected to decline slightly, as they contract out food service operations. However, these food service operations will need dietitians. Source: http://www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/careers/dietitians-and-nutritionists_10614.aspx
Supporting Research
Responsibilities:
Participation in product development, pilot plant trials, ingredient evaluation and flavor selection
Regulatory liaison for labelling, claims purposes etc.
Serve as the Beverage "go to person" for all nutrition related questions
Participate in customer projects providing direction as it relates to nutritional targets
Serve as customer contact when discussing nutrition related topics
Support account managers as needed (traveling to customers)
Support marketing by staying abreast of latest nutritional beverage launches
Identifying latest nutrition trends and educating internal sales/marketing/ R&D as well as Kerry customers
Support Custom Products ensuring Kerry private label products are in line with the brand
Serving as nutrition expert for targeted retailers
Category: ( Allied Nursing)
Career: Nutritionist/ Dietitian
Job Description:
Dietitians and nutritionists plan food and nutrition programs, and supervise the preparation and serving of meals. They help prevent and treat illnesses by promoting healthy eating habits and suggesting diet modifications.
Dietitians run food service systems for institutions such as hospitals and schools, promote sound eating habits through education, and conduct research. Major areas of practice include clinical, community, management, and consultant dietetics
Educational Requirements:
Dietitians and nutritionists need at least a bachelor's degree in dietetics, foods and nutrition, food service systems management, or a related area. College students in these majors take courses in foods, nutrition, institution management, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and microbiology. Other suggested courses include business, mathematics, statistics, computer science,psychology, sociology, and economics
Colleges or Universities Programs of Study:
University of Phoenix :
http://aptm.phoenix.edu
The art of Institutes:
http://www.artinstitutes.edu
Walden University:
http://learn.waldenu.edu
USC:
http://www.usc.edu/
Capella University:
http://www.capella.edu
Strayer University:
http://achieve.strayer.edu
Salary Range:
==Texas || Texas Nutrition Salaries
|| Annual Salary || || Nutritionist || $47,000 || || Registered Dietitian || $67,000 || || Wellness Health Coach || $49,000 || || Food Administrator || $55,000 || || Nutrition Educator || $31,000 || || Dining Services Coordinator || $30,000 || || Public Health Administrator || $55,000 || || Public Health Nutritionist || $43,000 || ==
Future Job Outlook:.
Employment of dietitians is expected to grow as fast as the average for all occupations through 2018. A growing and aging population will increase the demand for meals and nutritional counseling in nursing homes, schools, prisons, community health programs, and home health care agencies. The number of dietitian positions in nursing care facilities is expected to decline slightly, as they contract out food service operations. However, these food service operations will need dietitians.
Source:
http://www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/careers/dietitians-and-nutritionists_10614.aspx
Supporting Research
Responsibilities:
Participation in product development, pilot plant trials, ingredient evaluation and flavor selection
Regulatory liaison for labelling, claims purposes etc.
Serve as the Beverage "go to person" for all nutrition related questions
Participate in customer projects providing direction as it relates to nutritional targets
Serve as customer contact when discussing nutrition related topics
Support account managers as needed (traveling to customers)
Support marketing by staying abreast of latest nutritional beverage launches
Identifying latest nutrition trends and educating internal sales/marketing/ R&D as well as Kerry customers
Support Custom Products ensuring Kerry private label products are in line with the brand
Serving as nutrition expert for targeted retailers